Examples of password in a Sentence
You need to enter your password to check your e-mail.
the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week
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In a blog post, Microsoft says 98% of passkey attempts to log in are successful, while passwords are only at 32%.
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James Peckham, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Rotate and strengthen old passwords Use a password manager to audit your logins
Old passwords are digital skeletons in the closet.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The push to passkeys is fueled by the tremendous costs associated with passwords.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
For organizations, good password hygiene is not just having a password policy but enforcing it, Resta advised.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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James Peckham, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Rotate and strengthen old passwords Use a password manager to audit your logins
Old passwords are digital skeletons in the closet.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
The push to passkeys is fueled by the tremendous costs associated with passwords.
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
For organizations, good password hygiene is not just having a password policy but enforcing it, Resta advised.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“Password.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/password. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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password
noun
pass·word
-ˌwərd 
1
: a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard
2
: a secret series of numbers or letters required for access to a computer
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